Pharmacy PreRequisite at Same Time as P1 Year

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futurepharmer2016

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Does anyone know if it is possible to take a pharmacy prerequisite at the same time as you start the fall semester for your first year of pharmacy school?
 
Does anyone know if it is possible to take a pharmacy prerequisite at the same time as you start the fall semester for your first year of pharmacy school?
I've never heard of this being possible. Oh could take it the summer before starting in most cases though.
 
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It depends (Big 10). This has been allowed rarely for the non-science classes so long as it doesn't interfere with the P1 schedule (so US Government or American History for the ones who did not get the prerequisites in the US and is a university requirement for all degrees at my place), but I doubt most Admission Committees would entertain one for any sciences prerequisite. Usually, admission is contingent on finishing prerequisites by the start of the fall.

And no, they cannot "waive" but can substitute due to Regional Accreditation going after them. There are flexibility to the standards, but the overall credit standard is usually something that's approved at the university and not the college level.

That said, I wouldn't want to load my P1 year with anything else except for athletics or fine arts courses. It's not necessary a tough year, but it is a busy one.
 
The pre-req is a pre-req because you need them completed just to be able to apply. Latest I've seen them taken is during the summer before P1 year starts.
 
The pre-req is a pre-req because you need them completed just to be able to apply. Latest I've seen them taken is during the summer before P1 year starts.

Umm no. A pre-req is a pre-req because it needs to be completed before the program starts, not to apply. And if you have seen them taken the summer before P1 year, do you really think that student applied a few weeks before classes started? Maybe interviewed a week before classes started and received his acceptance the night before? O wait, is this how the diploma mills operate?


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